Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was softer due primarily to the downward turn in the futures market. The almost $16.00 drop in the feeder cattle futures market over the past five days has greatly tightened interest and limited demand. Slaughter cows appeared steady with limited comparisons and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $250.31/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −150.37 against this barn's trailing median of $400.68.

Average price

$250.31

8 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$39.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.94

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	507	265.00	1,344	5thin
Medium and Large 2	518	225.83	1,170	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.17/cwt here — about $174 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $458.13, low $352.76, median $400.68 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

250.31

—

KY average24 barns · 417 hd

258.25

−7.94

This barn, trailing median11 sales

400.68

−150.37

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	133.66	1,693	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	107.70	1,161	6thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,002	$1,796	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,101	$1,783	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	968	$1,569	5

Every lot, as filed

40 lots · USDA AMS · United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	133.66/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,693	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	109.33/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,172	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	94.09/cwt	90.00–97.00	997	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,469	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	191.99/cwt	187.50–202.50	899	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,344	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	1,569.21/head	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	502	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,343	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	302	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,216	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	1,783.02/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,783	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	1,795.77/head	1,525.00–1,925.00	1,796	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	974	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,456	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	455	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	466	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	460	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	182.31/cwt	170.00–192.00	1,149	3

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Tue Aug 6, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 106Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 4Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 19Year ago 21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	129.00–138.00	133.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,072	105.00–116.00	109.33
2	—	1,060	90.00–97.00	94.09
1	—	1,130	130.00	130.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	102.50	102.50
1	550–600	565	130.00	130.00
1	600–650	620	120.00	120.00
1	750–800	755	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	468	187.50–202.50	191.99
2	500–550	540	200.00	200.00
3	600–650	630	170.00–192.00	182.31
2	700–750	700	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	235.00	235.00
3	400–450	433	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	460	227.50	227.50
3	500–550	502	220.00	220.00
6	550–600	579	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	350	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	453	227.50	227.50
2	500–550	502	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	550	217.50	217.50
3	600–650	632	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	302	252.50	252.50
2	350–400	385	265.00	265.00
5	400–450	445	270.00	270.00
5	500–550	507	265.00	265.00
4	600–650	613	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	740	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	227.50	227.50
1	550–600	565	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	670	217.50	217.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	152.50	152.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	968	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,569.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,101	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,783.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,002	1,525.00–1,925.00	1,795.77

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

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